It has been over 25 years since the release of Titanic. It’s safe to say that it changed movies forever, with its massive use of set pieces, innovative filmmaking techniques including some of CGI’s earliest use, and really defined what it truly meant to be a blockbuster. It launched the careers of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, and Titanic remains one of the most lucrative movies ever. Thankfully the movie did so well financially, because it also had the highest budget ever for a film. However, even with such sky high production costs, Titanic still managed to save $750,000.
Due to the still very ardent fanbase for Titanic, the film was recently remastered once again in 4K, this time with the intention of being presented with Dolby Vision HDR and Atmos audio. Ahead of the remastered release, director James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Landau opened up to the L.A. Times to discuss making the modern classic. While the production costs ended up resulting in a never-before-seen cinematic experience, at the time, the studio was incredibly worried about how expensive the movie was turning out to be. In order to save some money, they decided to change the way they sank the ship. Landau said:
